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Baby animals spring up at zoos

Newborn snow leopards lay in their hutch at the Szeged Zoo, south of Budapest, Hungary.

Rungwe, the first elephant born from artificial insemination in France, takes its first steps near its mother, N'Dala, at the Beauval Zoo in Saint-Aignan-sur-Cher, France. The African elephant, named after a volcano in Tanzania, was born on July 20 after a gestation of about 23 months.

A young zebra walks beside its mother in their enclosure at the Zoologischer Garten zoo in Berlin.

Lisimba, a 2-month-old Hamlyn's monkey, is pictured at the zoo in Mulhouse, eastern France.

Five-month-old spotted hyena "Juma" drinks water in its open-air enclosure at the zoo Berlin-Friedrichsfelde in Berlin, Germany. The Berlin zoo is the only zoo in the world that presents animals of all four families of hyenas: brown hyena, striped hyena, aardwolf and spotted hyena.

A 2-month-old Barbary ape baby relaxes on its mother's back in the Erfurt zoo, Germany.

A newborn orangutan hangs on its mother at the zoo in Gelsenkirchen, Germany.

Hani, a baby Somali wild ass, walks at Zoo Miami. Hani's mother Lisha was already pregnant when she arrived in Miami last year from the San Diego Zoo as part of a breeding conservation program. There are fewer than 1,000 Somali wild asses remaining in eastern Africa.

Lemurs eat watermelon to cool off at Rome's Bioparco Zoo.

Two tawny frogmouth chicks are seen at Brookfield Zoo in Brookfield, Ill.

Meerkats stand on a scale at London Zoo during the annual weighing and measuring of the animals.

Elton, an 8-week old Spectacled Owl (Pulsatrix perspicillata), is weighed under the watchful eye of his keeper, Lucy Smith, at London Zoo.

Four young tigers sit in their enclosure at the zoo in Wuppertal, western Germany.

A 4-day-old hippopotamus plays next to its mother, Kibu, at the National Zoo in Kuala Lumpur.

A male Barasingha deer pup enjoys being groomed by its mother at the swamp deer enclosure at the zoo in Berlin.

A giant panda cub receives its first veterinary exam in San Diego. The exam allowed staff to determine that the cub is healthy, thriving and weighs 1.5 pounds.

Seal cubs explore their enclosure at the zoo in Hanover, Germany.

A baby Asian elephant named Anchali stands in the elephant house in the Berlin Zoo in Germany.

Four-day-old female black rhinoceros calf Akili stands underneath its mother, Ine, in the enclosure at the zoo in Berlin, Germany.

A newborn marmoset sits on the hand of a zookeeper in Eberswalde, Germany. The small primate is being hand-fed at the zoo because it was not able to take milk from its mother.

Two 3-month-old cheetah cubs play over a container of water at the National Zoo in Washington, D.C.

Young snow leopards discover their outdoor enclosure at the zoo in Wuppertal, Germany.

A baby elephant stands in front of its mother at the zoo in Cologne, western Germany.

Two hippopotamuses lie in the sun at the Berlin Zoo in Germany.

A 6-month-old Alaskan black bear cub, one of three orphaned cubs recently rescued from the wild, is seen at the Binder Park Zoo in Battle Creek, Mich.

Two of four groundhog cubs sit on rocks at the Berlin Zoo in Germany, during their first time outside since their birth on May 3.

Three-month-old cheetah cubs make their public debut at the Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington, D.C. The zoo plans to name the cubs after the fastest American male and female athletes in the 100-meter dash of this summer's London Olympics.

A mud-covered, 3-month-old male African Southern Rhino named Jumaane looks at a minor bird at the Singapore Zoo.

Baby giraffe "Dorle" stands in an enclosure at the zoo Friedrichsfelde in Berlin.

White lion cubs are fed by a zookeeper at the Yalta Zoo in the Crimean Peninsula, Ukraine.

Matt Evans, supervisory biologist at the National Zoo's Reptile Discovery Center, holds a 13-day-old Cuban crocodile hatchling in Washington. Two crocodiles hatched from surprise eggs laid by a 50-something-year-old Cuban crocodile at the National Zoo.

A 2-month-old California sea lion pup plays with its mother at the Attica Zoological Park in Spata, near Athens.

A baby gorilla at the Gulf Breeze Zoo in Gulf Breeze, Fla., watches onlookers from across a pond as it enjoys a party held by zoo personnel to celebrate its turning 6 months.

Two newborn red vari lemurs play at a zoo in Wuppertal, Germany. The lemurs originate from Madagascar, and this is the first time babies have been born at this zoo.

A female lion cub rests at the Jacksonville Zoo in Florida. The cub appears to be healthy despite the fact that Tamu, its mother, is not nursing the cub adequately.

Zookeeper Carol Pagluica holds a baby San Clemente goat named Becca in the petting zoo at Miller Park Zoo in Bloomington, Ill.

Argoun, a 3-month-old Amur leopard, is pictured with its mother Elixa during its first public appearance at the zoo in Mulhouse, France.

A 5-day-old Flamingo chick sits between two adults at the Stone Zoo in Stoneham, Mass.

A baby panda is fed inside an incubator at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo. The panda was born to Shin Shin, a 7-year-old brought to Japan from China last year.

A baby gorilla rests on its mother at the zoo in Frankfurt, Germany.

Zookeeper Lena talks to a newborn Tapir cub during its first walk in the outdoor enclosure at the zoo in Duisburg, Germany.

A baby Howler monkey exercises in its enclosure at the zoo in Cologne, western Germany.

One of two young Black Panther twins is presented at the Tierpark Zoo in Berlin.

One-week-old lion cubs make their first public appearance at a zoo in the southern Russian city of Stavropol.

A baby green monkey named Lequinho plays with a toy during its presentation at the zoo in Rio de Janeiro.

Snowy owlets sit in a basket at a zoo in Hanover, western Germany.

A 6-day-old seal cub lies next to its mother, Inga, in their compound at a zoo in Augsburg, southern Germany.

A baby broad-snouted caiman is presented at a zoo in Rio de Janeiro.

Jule, a baby Rothschild giraffe, runs in its enclosure at Tierpark Berlin zoo in Berlin.

A 2-month-old arctic wolf cub jumps in a zoo in Servion, Switzerland. Arctic wolves are also known as polar wolves.

A baby jaguar hisses at the Berlin Zoo.

A newly hatched Madagascar spider tortoise walks around at the zoo in San Diego.

An Amur leopard cub gets its first physical at the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens in Jacksonville. The cub is one of two at the zoo.

A baby elephant stands near her mother at the Pont-Scorff Zoo in western France.

A baby jaguar peeks outside in San Diego.

A Bennett's wallaby, born in captivity two months ago, is seen with its mother at a zoo in Cali, Valle del Cauca department, Colombia.

A 4-hour-old baby rhinoceros stands up at the Ramat Gan Safari, an open-air zoo near Tel Aviv.

A tiger cub roams around its enclosure at the zoo in Krefeld, western Germany.

A newborn calf is groomed by its mother at a zoo in Hanover, western Germany.

Seven-week-old baby cougar Missoula sits in a basket as it is presented at the Tierpark Friedrichsfelde zoo in Berlin. Missoula is the first puma to be born at the zoo in nearly 22 years.

A juvenile Coquerelís sifaka, left, holds on to its mother while clinging to a tree at the Bronx Zoo's Madagascar! Exhibit. As with all lemurs, Coquerelís sifaka's sole native environment is living in the trees on the island of Madagascar.

Savanna, a 9-day-old zebra, stands next to her mother on her first day in front of the public at the Cincinnati Zoo.

Bear twins, Cuba and Toby, and their mother, Kamcatka, play in the outdoor enclosure at the Czech Republic's Zoo Brno.

A juvenile collared lemur, top, embraces its mother while reclining on a rock at the Bronx Zoo's Madagascar! Exhibit. The baby lemur was born at the zoo this spring.

A female cheetah cub, left, and her brother lick off what's left of their meals after a feeding at the National Zoo in Washington.

A baby tapir enjoys leaves during its first outing at Tierpark Hagenbeck zoo in Hamburg, northern Germany.

A dhole, also known as an Asian wild dog, is seen with a pup at the zoo in Apple Valley, Minn.

Baby elephant Nayan is cooled off with water by zookeepers at Chester Zoo in Chester, England.

Zoo veterinarian Alex Spadetti plays with Lequinho, a 2-month-old green monkey (Cercopithecus pygerythrus), in Rio de Janeiro. Lequinho, whose mother died upon giving birth, is being taken care of by a team of veterinarians and biologists.

A 3-week-old male Bactrian camel is shown with its mother, Suren, in Royal Oak, Mich.

A female bison calf born May 16 walks alongside her 3-year-old mother, Leotie, in their enclosure at the Brookfield Zoo in Brookfield, Ill. The female calf marks the first birth of this species at Brookfield Zoo since the early 1970s.

Three North American river otter pups huddle together at the Prospect Park Zoo in New York.

A 2-day-old baby Asian elephant gets used to his wobbly legs while exploring his enclosure in Berlin.

Moka, an endangered western lowland gorilla, plays with her unnamed 3-month-old baby at the Pittsburgh Zoo and Aquarium.

A 3-month-old kangaroo named Anabelle and a young kea check out their enclosure at a zoo in Marlow, Germany.

Zookeeper Jo Shirley wears a rucksack containing Tilly, an orphaned baby wallaby, at ZSL Whipsnade Zoo in Dunstable, England. Tilly is being hand-reared by zookeepers who use a rucksack and blanket as a substitute marsupium until she can become more self-sufficient.

Two of 11 common chuckwallas that hatched March 23 at Brookfield Zoo in Brookfield, Ill., climb atop their mother. The Chicago Zoological Society, which manages the zoo, has had success in breeding this particular species of chuckwalla, which is found in the southwestern USA.

Three newborn black-necked swans swim with a male black-necked swan in Heart Lake at the Wildlife Conservation Society's Bronx Zoo in New York. Native to South America, black-necked swans can be found along coastal areas and on inland lakes.

A ring-tailed lemur and her two cubs check out the enclosure at a zoo in Marlow, Germany.

Two-month-old kookaburras named Noosa, Penny and Silver perch in their enclosure in Marlow, Germany.

A 1-day-old American bison cub and its mother enjoy a sunny day in their compound at a zoo in Servion, Switzerland.

A 2-week-old Eastern Bongo calf looks out from under its mother at Sydney's Taronga Zoo. Eastern Bongos are critically endangered with as few as 75 remaining in small groups of six to 12 animals in their Kenyan upland range.

Rabbit foundling Ruediger sleeps on the hand of keeper Kristina at a zoo in Muenster, Germany. Ruediger and his sister, Kaline, were found in a dung pile at the zoo and are being brought up by keepers.

Knuppy, a baby lar gibbon, plays at a private zoo in Bremen, Germany.

A young Mhorr Gazelle stands in its enclosure at a zoo in Frankfurt.

A 2-week-old red river hog spends the morning in its exhibit at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park. The wild pigs get their name from their behavior of wallowing in ponds and streams.

A 1-day-old Asian elephant baby touches its mother in their enclosure in the Hagenbeck Zoo in Hamburg, Germany.